“Danger, Will Robinson” may be the most famous three words ever spoken by a robot on television. But the fake peril of 1960s science-fiction show Lost in Space pales in comparison to the sense of loss about to be felt across the global economy due to job displacement caused by software and automation.
That was the bottom-line conclusion shared by Martin Ford at the second session of the World Forum for FDI in San Diego on April 5.
